ZDNet: A Windows-Free World!

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"Imagine a mail server that runs for years without a reboot. Or a network server that never crashes. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Hundreds of companies have discovered the secret to a trouble-free network.

And it's not Windows. It's Linux. At its best, Linux is a near-bulletproof, inexpensive alternative to Microsoft Windows. Companies large and small are using it for all kinds of applications, from Web servers to point-of-sale systems. And industry analyst International Data Corporation says Linux's server market share has ballooned in the past year -- growing 212 percent to some 750,000 shipments. Even big guns like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Oracle are backing it."

Other headings in this 5-part article: "Why Switch", "Linux vs. Windows 2000", "Other Alternatives" (incl. BeOS), "Top Linux Apps" - Ed.

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